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Modern retail space, which already amounts to around 10 million m², represents a vast majority of the floor area of buildings for which building permits were issued. Some 500,000 m² of modern retail was added annually in the last several years. However, the recent growth has been less impressive, partly due to the completion…

Until 2012, when Russia joined the WTO, an insignificant amount of support from the government for domestic production of construction machinery had been provided, almost exclusively in the form of increases in import duty rates. Eventually, those rate increases had generated a limited effect on imports of such machines.…

However, the situation has deteriorated in 2015. There are several reasons behind this. First of all, after an increase in traffic and sales, observed at the end of 2014, Russian consumers have limited their spending on C&F. Secondly, fashion items are among the top goods that Russians are choosing to save money on. Furthermore,…

Another change in consumer habits, or rather a return to former habits, is the decision to give up shopping at a single store only. Polish consumers are better educated and look for offers best suited to their needs. This is one of the reasons why the price is often not the number one priority.
PMR’s survey conducted for the…

Poland and Hungary account for the most substantial proportions of private healthcare market in Central Europe because of the relative affluence of society, the large populations, and the relatively efficient reforms (Poland), along with the substantial amount spent on drugs (Hungary). Between 2014 and 2020, Slovakia…

Russian IT companies PMR canvassed mentioned that in 2013 they needed to adapt their strategies to slow growth or stagnation which they expect in 2014-2015. There was also a common consensus that the recovery of IT market growth in the country may happen under the condition of overall economic restructuring, creation of…